1995: Volunteer, Willie Brown for Mayor campaign1996-1997: Member, San Francisco's Parking and Traffic Commission1997-2004: Member, San Francisco County Board of Supervisors2004-2011: Mayor, City of San Francisco2010: Early Primary Candidate for Governor (Withdrew)2012: Delegate, Democratic National Convention2016: Delegate, Democratic National Convention2018: Early Primary Candidate for Governor (Pending)

Newsom remained in office as Mayor until early January, past the start of his term as Lieutenant Governor, in order to play a part in the selection of San Francisco's new Mayor.

Small Screen: Newsom began hosting a TV show "The Gavin Newsom Show" in May 2012. The show airs on Current TV, a cable channel co-founded by Al Gore.